Donation Helps Wounded Los Angeles Area Veteran Sleep Through the Night Craftmatic Adjustable Beds and Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes announce name of first of 55 wounded troops to receive free beds in 2008
CRESTLINE, CA –January 7, 2008– Sgt. John Radell, U.S. Army (Ret.) was caught in an RPG attack in Iraq in July of 2003 and sustained shrapnel to his right leg. Since then, getting a good night’s sleep has been a battle all in its own. When he and his wife Aiyana learned last month that they would be the first recipients of a free-of-charge Craftmatic Adjustable Bed, they were ecstatic to think that now John might be able to sleep through the night—and Aiyana might finally be able to rest easy knowing her soldier was getting the sleep he so desperately needs. The Craftmatic Adjustable Bed Company, the nation’s premier maker of quality comfort adjustable beds, and the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes (CSAH), the leading nongovernmental provider of emergency financial aid to severely wounded veterans from the War on Terror, have teamed up to give away one bed a week in 2008 to severely wounded veterans. “When they called out our names as winners, I looked at John and said, ‘That’s not us is it?’” said Aiyana Radell. “He had to tell me that I wasn’t hearing things because we were so shocked and excited. We were in desperate need of a new bed.” CSAH identifies deserving troops and Craftmatic sends them a bed – no strings attached – as a way of showing appreciation for their sacrifice. “John and I currently have a hand-me-down memory foam mattress that our daughter gave us a while back,” said Aiyana Radell. “We have the mattress in an old waterbed frame, and the mattress is older so it sags a lot. I know this new Craftmatic bed is going to make all the difference in our sleep, especially since John tends to toss and turn a lot throughout the night.” “Our company is pleased to do our part to honor the brave service that our troops have provided for our country,” said Eric Kraftsow, a representative for Craftmatic. “We hope that the Radell’s get some much deserved rest thanks to their new Craftmatic Adjustable Bed.” Radell was first told that he was a winner at the Road to Recovery Conference and Tribute, the nation’s largest gathering of severely wounded troops organized by CSAH and held in December in Orlando, FL. # # # | 
